IOWA CITY — University of Iowa sophomore Ava Heiden was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday, as well as the Jersey Mike’s Naismith National Player of the Week. Heiden led the Hawkeyes with three double-doubles and wins at Nebraska, at Purdue, and No. 6 Michigan this past week. ...

ATLANTA — Iowa State men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been named to the Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Watch List. Otzelberger was one of four finalists for the award in 2024 and has been named to the top-15 multiple times while at Iowa State. In his fifth ...

COLUMBUS, Neb. — The Marshalltown women’s basketball team couldn’t rally up another comeback against Central (Neb.) CC and fell 59-51 to the host Raiders on Saturday afternoon. Central (9-20, 5-16) held a slim three-point lead at halftime, 29-26, before pulling ahead to a 13-point ...

DES MOINES — Nicholas Wise stood on the second-highest step with his silver medal — serious, solemn and stoic. He represented the Marshalltown High School wrestling program to the best of his ability and he was thankful for the opportunity to do it. That was on the outside. Not far ...

DES MOINES — The West Marshall wrestling team went into the IHSAA State Wrestling Championships with four qualifiers and came away with two medals. While nothing is ever exactly what you hope for, this week should lead to bigger and better things for next year. The Trojans were represented ...

WEST DES MOINES — The Marshalltown girls’ basketball team drew a first-round home game and earned its 14th win, marking the program’s best season since the Bobcats claimed 16 games in 2004-05. There wasn’t much time for celebrating. Three days after punching their way through the ...